UPDATE: Van de Putte in surgery after injury in D.C.

UPDATE: Senator Van de Putte’s surgery was successful and she is now resting at home, a spokesman said.

ORIGINAL POST: State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte underwent surgery Wednesday afternoon after fracturing her foot in Washington, D.C. over the weekend.

The Senator suffered the injury when she “stepped in a puddle” on Saturday, spokesman Lee Nichols said. Van de Putte was in D.C. for the National Conference for State Legislators and was also invited to the White House for a summit on the issue of human trafficking on Monday, Nichols said.

“She was not going to miss her meeting at the White House,” Nichols said.

Doctors told Van de Putte the surgery was not required, but it would help the healing process move faster. He said she wanted to be ready for the legislative session, which begins January 8.